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The neighbouring Barrière casinos more respectively. The Deauville The town of Amélie-les-Bains, in the mountains behind
of Deauville and Trouville in casino, one of the most famous in Mediterranean coastal resorts of south-west France, has chosen
Calvados on the Normandy coast France, can now operate 350 slots
have been granted extra slot and Trouville, just a few kilometres
New
SAS MGS to replace Moliflor Loisirs as the operator for the casino in
the town. Moliflor asked to be allowed to withdraw from its contract,
machines for their operations, away, 235. Deauville has also been operator which was scheduled to continue until 2016, citing several years of
however, not as many as they had allowed six more American roulette
for Amélie
losses. The town decided to find a new operator rather than run the
requested. Both venues had asked table, two new blackjacks and risk of closure and the possible cancellation by the government of
More slots for coastal casinos
for a further 50 machines each but three Texas Hold’em. Trouville also its right to a casino. The casinos of Eaux-Bonnes and Luz-St-Saveur
have been allowed only 25 and ten gets three Texas Hold’em tables. have already closed, leaving eight in the region
The first stage in Lucien Barrière’s
Houlgate
adventures in Lille has been
Casino
revealed to impressed noises from
the local press. The temporary to get
casino in the Atrium of Euralille will
operate for 18 months while the
massive
signature new building is being investment
constructed.
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The Casino d’Houlgate in Nor-
mandy, one of six venues oper-
ated by Vikings Casinos, is to
undergo a renovation pro-
gramme worth 2.2m euros, it
has been announced.
The town authorities have
renewed the operating licence
Lucien Barrière
for another 18 years, which,
according to Luc Le Borgne of
Vikings Casinos, has given his
company the chance to make
the necessary investment.
reveals Lille casinos
“We had to fight hard to
make sure our case moved
forward and that we and the
town ended up signing a
schedule of conditions. We
can now invest, something
euros and will house 150 slot brand new building by architect Jean- that we were far from able to
The brand new
four-star hotel
machines (provided all the neces- Paul Viguier with interior design by do until now.”
and casino to
sary approvals are received) and at Pierre Yves Rochon. It will be located With a turnover of 7m euros,
be opened in
least nine tables, including Ameri- between the two stations on Avenue a gain of nearly 20 per cent on
early 2009 can roulette, stud poker and black- Willy Brandt. The spectacular project the last two financial years that
jack and the facility to hold Texas will cover 22,000sq m in total, of has also pushed the venue up
Hold’em tournaments. On Fridays which 9,000sq m will be devoted to 20 places in the French casino
and Saturdays it will also present gaming. It will also include a four- performance tables, the oper-
shows and events - including those star hotel with 119 rooms and 19 ator will invest 2.2m euros “in
showcasing local talent. It will be suites, a flexible concert hall and order to develop a venue that
staging auditions in September for auditorium to sit 1,200 people and is not suitable for the
young artists in the region. underground parking for nearly 700 demands of today”.
The director of the casino has cars. There will, of course, be ample The casino has already
been named as Patricia Legros, who provision for dining and drinking applied for 30 more slot
has worked at the casinos of Trou- with an à la carte restaurant, a take- machines, boule and blackjack
ville, Ouistreham and was director away restaurant, a brasserie and tables but is still awaiting the
of the casinos of La Baule and lat- themed bars. In total it is expected decision from the Commission
terly Bordeaux. to create 450 new jobs. Supérieure des Jeux (High
Lucien Barrière is expecting to It is thought that the hotel and Gaming Commission).
buildingthefuture serve as a proving ground until the generate a gross gaming revenue of casino will cost almost 100m euros The town council having
FRANCE permanent casino opens in 2009. some 20m euros in its first year in to complete - coincidentally what decided to stick with Vikings
The provisional casino will cover the Atrium and will employ the company hopes to achieve in Casinos, the first phase of the
Having won the hotly contested 1,800sq m in the Atrium of the some100 people, including 18 terms of annual gross gaming rev- renovation work will begin in
licence for a new casino in Lille last Euralille shopping and business croupiers and dealers who have enues from 2013, after the venue has the autumn, after the busy
October, Lucien Barrière has centre that has grown up around the already been recruited. had some time bed in. The city of summer season has ended. It
unveiled the temporary venue international railway station. In itself The permanent casino is expected Lille is expecting to see an annual will include improved access
opening in November which will it represents an investment of 10m to open in the early part of 2009 in a 15m euros contributed to its coffers. for the disabled and new
toilet facilities.
“The restaurant will become
the kitchen, and the current bar
Tranchant pulls out
the restaurant,” said Le Borgne.
“And thanks to a covered
terrace, it will be possible to
of contract
dine with a view overlooking
the sea throughout the year.”
There will also be renova-
tions behind the scenes to
decreeabsolute the casino itself, reception boule table - blackjack, casino modernise and update offices
FRANCE and events rooms, two stud poker and American and technical areas.
cinemas and a nightclub. Tran- roulette had already been The second phase will
The town of Eaux-Bonnes in chant spent 1.4m euros in withdrawn. extend the casino itself and
the high Pyrenees has agreed refurbishment of these prop- The town has tried to find will involve demolishing a
to free the Tranchant Group erties. another operator to take former tourist information
from its contract to operate When the casino was over. Their choice of Gérard office to the west of the site on
the town’s casino, two years closed byT ranchant two years Martinez, however, was frus- a lower level and will include
after the casino closed having ago after only five years of trated when the Interior another sea-view restaurant
failed to make a profit. operation, it was the first to Ministry would not give its and a new garden and a new
Tranchant is to pay the have to cease trading since agreement. Although the auditorium. The operator
town 100,000 euros in order slot machines had been per- town believed the casino wants to recreate a sense of
to extricate itself from the mitted. In 2003/4 it gener- still could be made prof- the casino as it was a century
contract. It will also hand ated a gross gaming revenue itable, it decided to enter ago, with plenty of glass in the
back property which it leased of just 450,500 euros from its into negotiations to sort out
The picturesque setting for the now defunct Tranchant
style of 1900: “A real little
from the town hall, including 30 slot machines and one the situation. casino in Eaux-Bonnes in the Pyrenees jewel,” said Le Borgne.
6 September 2007 europeannews
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